OP 1180 (Vol. 1): Turret Description and Operation, 8-Inch Three-Gun Turrets, USS Salem Class

OP 1180 (Vol. 1) Turret Description and Operation, 8-Inch Three-Gun Turrets, USS Salem Class

OP 1180 (Vol. 1)

Turret Description and Operation, 8-Inch Three-Gun Turrets, USS Salem Class

Navy · OP · Jul 1947 · 220 pages

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The ship USS SALEM is the first of a new class of heavy cruisers. The hull is larger; the belt and deck armor are more extensive; and the fire power is greater than in ships of the BALTIMORE and earlier classes. The displacement is 17,000 tons. Over-all length is 716.5 feet; the beam 76.5 feet. The armament Antiaircraft, secondary, and main batteries and fire control installations include new ordnance types and new arrangements. Antiaircraft batteries. Forty-eight minor-caliber guns comprise the defensive antiaircraft armament. These guns are arranged in two batteries; twelve twin mounts of 20-millimeter machine guns are symmetrically located on the weather deck and in the superstructure; twelve twin mounts of 3-inch/50 caliber guns are emplaced on the weather deck and on pedestals above it.

DesignationOP 1180 (Vol. 1)

EditionJul 1947

StatusSuperseded

Pages220

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

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